Matthew Butler (American football)

Matthew Edward Butler (born June 10, 1999) is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. He played college football at Tennessee.

Matthew Butler
Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1999-06-10) June 10, 1999
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Garner
(Garner, North Carolina)
College:Tennessee (2017–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 5 / Pick: 175

Career

Butler attended Garner Magnet High School in Garner, North Carolina. As a senior, he had 96 tackles and 26 sacks.[1] He committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football.[2][3]

Butler played at Tennessee from 2017 to 2021.[4][5][6] During his career he played in 52 games with 25 starts and had 152 tackles and 9.5 sacks.[7]

Butler was selected in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 175th pick overall.

References
  1. "Under-the-radar recruit: Tennessee Volunteers". ESPN.com. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. WRAL (2016-12-21). "Garner's Matthew Butler verbally commits to Tennessee". www.highschoolot.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. Backus, Will. "Lame joke drew defensive lineman Matthew Butler's attention to Tennessee". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. "Vols' Matthew Butler not sure if this is his last Neyland Stadium performance". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. "Matthew Butler has remained steady on Vols D-line despite coaching instability". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. "LaTrell Bumphus, Matthew Butler currently leading Tennessee's veteran defensive front". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. Sparks, Adam. "Tennessee defensive lineman Matthew Butler gets NFL Scouting Combine invitation as stock rises". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-02-09.


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